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Sharp launches household refrigerator earthquake – resistant

Sharp has launched a new refrigerator designed to withstand earthquakes, which are aimed at the Japanese market where there are frequent earthquakes.

The Japanese company said that the new refrigerator with a battery back-up solar-powered, so take advantage of them during a power outage, and the doors lock automatically if it finds any earthquakes.

It is noteworthy that Japan is located along the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, which is the world’s most active earthquake belt. Has passed on this country a lot of earthquakes in recent years, it has been hit by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake on the Richter scale in April / May last, in 2011, hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Sharp launches household refrigerator earthquake-resistant

Sharp says that the new battery her refrigerator can work for three days, to a refrigerator full, or up to 10 days using only a freezer compartment, from power outages.

The idea behind the doors that close automatically, it is to prevent the food from the refrigerator Alandlaq outside because of the violent motion caused by earthquakes, as well as to avoid risks such as making slippery floors and broken glass.

The new Sharp introduced her refrigerator for sale earlier this month at a price of about $ 4,600. No information on whether the company was put up outside the refrigerator Japanese market.